Method and Apparatus for Processing a Multicast Broadcast Data Stream

1. A method for use by a base station, the method comprising: receiving, by the base station, a single message including information indicating a pattern of sub-intervals within a time divided interval and information indicating resources for use in broadcasting multicast broadcast service data, wherein the base station belongs to the multicast broadcast region which includes a plurality of base stations; receiving, by the base station, a multicast broadcast data stream; and broadcasting, by the base station, the multicast broadcast data stream in at least one sub-interval of the pattern of sub-intervals using the indicated resources, as an orthogonal frequency division multiplex signal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multicast broadcast data stream is for a service and the resources are for the service.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein multicast broadcast service data for the multicast broadcast region is not broadcasted in sub-intervals not of the pattern of sub-intervals.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sub-intervals are frames.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pattern of sub-intervals repeats each time divided interval.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received information for the multicast broadcast region constrains scheduling by the base station.

7. A base station comprising: an interface configured to receive a single message including information indicating a pattern of sub-intervals within a time divided interval and information indicating resources for use to broadcast multicast broadcast service data, wherein the base station belongs to the multicast broadcast region which includes a plurality of base stations; the interface further configured to receive a multicast broadcast data stream; and a processor configured to control a radio interface to broadcast the multicast broadcast data stream in at least one sub-interval of the pattern of sub-intervals, using the indicated resources as an orthogonal frequency division multiplex signal.

8. The base station of claim 7 , wherein the multicast broadcast data stream is for a service and the resources are for the service.

9. The base station of claim 7 , wherein the processor does not have the interface broadcast multicast broadcast service data for the multicast broadcast region in sub-intervals not of the pattern of sub-intervals.

10. The base station of claim 7 , wherein the sub-intervals are frames.

11. The base station of claim 7 , wherein the pattern of sub-intervals repeats each time divided interval.

12. The base station of claim 7 , wherein the received information for the multicast broadcast region constrains scheduling by the processor.

13. A method for use by a base station, the method comprising: receiving, by the base station, a single message including information indicating a pattern of sub-intervals within a time divided interval and information indicating resources for use in broadcasting multicast broadcast service data, wherein the base station belongs to the multicast broadcast region which includes a plurality of base stations; receiving, by the base station, a multicast broadcast data stream; and broadcasting, by the base station, the multicast broadcast data stream in at least one sub-interval of the pattern of sub-intervals using the indicated resources, as an orthogonal frequency division multiplex signal; wherein the received information indicating a pattern of sub-intervals is received in an information element.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the information element is a vector.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the multicast broadcast data stream is for a service and the resources are for the service.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein multicast broadcast service data for the multicast broadcast region is not broadcasted in sub-intervals not of the pattern of sub-intervals.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the sub-intervals are frames.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the pattern of sub-intervals repeats each time divided interval.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the received information for the multicast broadcast region constrains scheduling by the base station.

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein the pattern of sub-intervals is received in advance of the multicast broadcast data stream.